Ordered 1070 and 6700k used, and just pulled the trigger on the rest a moment ago (NewEgg). Thoughts?

For that price its definitely a decent build. You should have no problems running 60+ FPS on ultra settings. I saw MSI was having a sale on there godlike mobo's for a little bit more. The Samsung 950 pro ssd's are on sale now since the 960's came out as well. My 950 pro is night and day diff from the 850 evo.

So my thoughts are either upgrading to a 1070 card or grabbing either an Acer Predator XB271HU 27" monitor (27" 2560x1440 @ 4ms w/ 144hz) or the Asus equivalent. Which do you guys think would make more of an immediate difference?

So my thoughts are either upgrading to a 1070 card or grabbing either an Acer Predator XB271HU 27" monitor (27" 2560x1440 @ 4ms w/ 144hz) or the Asus equivalent. Which do you guys think would make more of an immediate difference?

Do both but get it with the 1080. The Predator is bad ass. I have it paired with my 1080 it blows everything I throw at it out of the water. You won't regret the investment

Do both but get it with the 1080. The Predator is bad ass. I have it paired with my 1080 it blows everything I throw at it out of the water. You won't regret the investment

Yeah unfortunately we are trying to have a baby right now so I gotta choose one or the other. I think Ill probably go with the Monitor and wait to see the next gen cards and the new AMD stuff. I keep monitors a long time so the high price bothers me less. This HP is over 9 years old and still works perfect.

For that price its definitely a decent build. You should have no problems running 60+ FPS on ultra settings. I saw MSI was having a sale on there godlike mobo's for a little bit more. The Samsung 950 pro ssd's are on sale now since the 960's came out as well. My 950 pro is night and day diff from the 850 evo.

This is my first build, so I'm not too familiar with the differences between mobos. I just read a bunch of reviews, and observed that most similar builds on pcpartpicker were using the z170 krait, so I went with that. I've also never had an SSD, so I'm sure the 850 will be a step up from traditional HDs.

Also just ordered an Asus ROG PG278Q monitor (2560x1440, 144Hz, 1ms). G-Sync sounds like a dream (bar the price premium - wtf?), so I'm looking forward to trying that out.

This is my first build, so I'm not too familiar with the differences between mobos. I just read a bunch of reviews, and observed that most similar builds on pcpartpicker were using the z170 krait, so I went with that. I've also never had an SSD, so I'm sure the 850 will be a step up from traditional HDs.

Also just ordered an Asus ROG PG278Q monitor (2560x1440, 144Hz, 1ms). G-Sync sounds like a dream (bar the price premium - wtf?), so I'm looking forward to trying that out.

TL;DR: Huge step up from Y50 laptop and 2012 iMac

Nice Monitor. Im between that and the Acer Predator as I said earlier. Please give your impressions once you get it!

Here's my setup! An overpowered RocketLeague (and work of course!) machine. This was one of those builds that was supposed to be "just one little thing". Next thing I know I've built a full computer...

Nice Monitor. Im between that and the Acer Predator as I said earlier. Please give your impressions once you get it!

I am in love with this monitor. As someone who has never experienced 144hz or played a game at 1440p, this is insane. In fact, the refresh rate was making me a bit woozy at first. I've only logged about an hour of gaming on it so far, but it blew me away. Played Overwatch w/ maxed settings, 144hz and hit (see below).

I am in love with this monitor. As someone who has never experienced 144hz or played a game at 1440p, this is insane. In fact, the refresh rate was making me a bit woozy at first. I've only logged about an hour of gaming on it so far, but it blew me away. Played Overwatch w/ maxed settings, 144hz and hit 80-120 FPS (uncapped). Usually remained closer to 80.

Awesome. I think I am going to end up grabbing the Acer Predator XB271HU. Same specs as that Asus but Costco currently has it on sale for $599 (normally $750) plus I get that Costco warranty free. Super surprised to see it there yesterday. Just couldn't buy it in front of the wife hahaha.